Peter Facinelli, while promoting the release of Loosies, spoke to The Wall Street Journal about his work and his future plans, and one of the subjects to come up during that discussion was the prospect of him directing films in the near future.

Facinelli, of course, has done just about everything else there is to do in the film world – other than perhaps working as a grip or on the lighting crew. He wrote, produced, and starred in Loosies, and he has written other scripts in the past as well.

He also directed the College Humor skit he did with Twilight Saga co-star Nikki Reed last year.

So, sitting in the director’s chair seems like the plausible next time.

I would like to direct in the future. I directed some shorts for College Humor and I have worked with so many directors. I’ve done over 40 films and TV projects so at a certain point I know how to tell a story. The first attempt was writing. Now I’ve taken on being a producer. Next, it’s the final challenge, directing.

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Last year Forbes put together a list of the 15 wealthiest fictional characters and of course Carlisle Cullen not only made the list, but topped the list. Well Forbes is back with their fictional wealthiest list for 2011, only this year, poor Carlisle has slid down to 2nd place. Read more below:

Carlisle Cullen – $36.2 Billion

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Immortal vampire, small town doctor and value investor said to be a huge fan of getrichslowly.org, a penny-pinching personal finance blog that extols the extraordinary power of compound interest. It’s worked for Cullen: The fresh-faced 370-year-old undead monster amassed one of the largest fictional fortunes largely simply by banking a small amount of capital in 1670, and letting the interest accrue. Early investor in Wal-Mart, Google thanks to prescient advice from adoptive daughter Alice, who can see into the future. Featured in Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight novels and films.

Fast Facts:

• Holds significant stake in blood reagent manufacturer Immucor (NASDAQ: BLUD)
• Once was investigated by the FDA for peddling facial cream that claimed to make “your skin sparkle”

And Peter’s response to Carlisle dropping to #2 on the “Fictional 15″?

I would’ve been #1 but I had to throw a very expensive wedding this year. Damn it Scrooge, I’m just a doctor.

You can follow Peter on Twitter here

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Looks like Peter Facinelli is joining the other vampires and asking for your blood… for a good cause of course.

“There’s an irony in a vampire asking for your blood,” said Peter Facinelli, perhaps better known as Dr. Carlisle Cullen of the blockbuster film “Twilight” and “The Twilight Saga.”

“I always think it’s a good fit,” Facinelli said.

On March 5, from noon to 5 p.m., Facinelli will visit Quaker Bridge Mall to spend time with fans and promote two charitable organizations focusing on two distinct causes: Alex’s Lemonade Stand for Childhood Cancer and the Community Blood Council of NJ for emergency blood supplies.

Facinelli will spend the day in the mall’s lower level center court for a meet-and-greet and autograph session, as well as a “Twilight”-inspired blood drive, which will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. just outside of Sears.

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The Daily AM Report has an article on the end result of the filming of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn down in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It looks at both the money and positive attention that filming such a well known movie has brought in. Read more below:

After four months of shooting, local filming of Twilight: Breaking Dawn parts one and two wrapped last week. The movie is the highest-profile project to film in Baton Rouge and brought new national attention to the area. “The impact from this is remarkable beyond the dollars spent,” says Amy Mitchell-Smith, executive director of the Baton Rouge Film Commission. “Twilight is a pop cultural phenomenon, and this really got the Baton Rouge brand out to the world.” Mitchell-Smith says the city benefited from publicity, such as star Kristen Stewart talking about staying in Baton Rouge in a recent Vogue magazine cover story. According to estimates, Breaking Dawn filming pumped $98.2 million into the local economy. Breaking Dawn part one is set for release Nov. 18; the second movie will come out a year later.

- Timothy Boone

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The Guardian in the UK has put together quite the list, which looks at the top borrowed library books for all of 2010. In addition they have a try at explaining the reasons why some books do better than others, such as UKers liking American crime and thrillers over their European counterparts. The article however, goes a bit off in it’s description of The Twilight Saga as “crime-laden vampire romances”! Read more below:

Trying to explain why the wartime British public were turning to “brutal and sordid” American crime novels, George Orwell suggested that pulp fiction offered “a distilled version of the modern political scene” in an era of “mass bombing of civilians, the use of hostages, torture [and] secret prisons”, and “systematic falsification of records and statistics”. The average man, he proposed, “wants the current troubles of the world to be translated into a simple story about individuals”.

Some such theory is needed, 65 years later, to account for the stunning appetite for evil evinced by people popping into their local libraries, as revealed again by the latest data released by Public Lending Right (PLR), covering the period from mid-2009 to mid-2010. Of the 100 most borrowed titles, close to two-thirds are crime novels or thrillers, including all the top 10, and others (such as Stephenie Meyer’s crime-laden vampire romances) are in related genres.

Read the full article at the Guardian here

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It’s official. Peter will be making an appearance in Sandusky, Ohio at their local mall.

If you are local and get to meet him, please share your experience with us by mailing us at intoxicated(dot)twilight(at)gmail.com

Meet a movie star from “Twilight” — but if you want a souvenir photo or an autograph, bring your wallet.

Peter Facinelli, who plays Carlisle Cullen in the “Twilight” films, will be at the Sandusky Mall from 3-8 p.m. Friday, August 27, 2010.

An autograph from Facinelli will cost $25, while a photo with him will cost $40. Some of the proceeds will benefit the Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, a charity that seeks a cure for childhood cancer.

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Peter’s wife, Jennie Garth, talks about her “foxy husband” via People.Com

Twilight fans may swoon over Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner – but Jennie Garth has the hots for another vamp: Her husband Peter Facinelli, who plays Carlisle Cullen in the film series.

“I always see him as really foxy,” Garth told PEOPLE about her heartthrob husband at the Style n’ Smile event on Thursday in New York City. “I’ve always thought, ‘Wow, I’m super lucky.’ He’s a babe.”

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Peter Facinelli and wife Jennie Garth have put their home on the market. *sings* If I had a million dollars…*stops singing* It looks lovely and you can view some photos the home on E-Online.

Sink your teeth into this, Twi-hards!

The Toluca Lake, Calif., home of Peter Facinelli is up for sale and can be yours for a mere $5.9 million.

Sure, we understand you may not want to drop that kind of coin, as you’re probably saving it up to eventually see both parts of Breaking Dawn repeatedly, but consider what you get…

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This is a few days old, but still great to read.

Peter Facinelli wears quite a few different hats. In the Twilight series, he’s “Carlisle.” In Nurse Jackie, he’s the zany “Dr. Cooper.” Everywhere else, he’s Peter – philanthropist, soccer coach, family man, and writer.

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What a guy! One of the many reasons why I love him so much

By now, every Twilight fan has come to know, quite well, that Peter Facinelli (“Carlisle Cullen” in the Twilight series films) is a charitable guy. He goes to great lengths to help others, and the newest development is no exception to that tradition.

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